Iran's Islamic republic: The regime that hangs protesters is now a Gen Z mascot - opinion

There is an obscenity here. The Islamic Republic of Iran fills prisons, gallows, and morgues with its own citizens. Rights groups recorded at least 1,639 executions in 2025, the highest since 1989, and Amnesty warns that protesters and dissidents still face death following torture-tainted trials.

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